Platen and platen equipment for type-writing machines.



H. A. FOUTHGRAP.

PLATEN AND PLATEN EQUIPMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

APPLICATLON HLED FEB 6.1911.

Patented J 11116 11. 1918.

H. A. FUUTHORAP. PLATEN AND FLATEN EQUIPMENT FUR TYPE WRITING MACH WES.

APPUCATlQH LED [EH-6.1911- 1,268,954=. Patented J une 11. 1918.

9 SHEElS-SHEET 2- H. A. FOUTHORAP. PLAIEN AND PLATEN EQUIPMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

APPLICATlON FiLED FEB. 6 19H.

Patented June 11, 1918.

9 SHEETS-SHEEI 3 WI T [JESSE 5 H. A. FOUTHORAP.

PLATEN AND PLATQEN EQUIPMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

APPUCATIU FILED FEB- 5, l9ll.. 1 ,268,954:. Patented J une 11. 1918.

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WITNESSES H. A. FUUTHOHAP.

PLATEN AND PLATEN EQUlPMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES. APPUCAHQN mm FEB. e. mu.

1. ,268,954. Patented J liIlB 11, 1918.

9 SHEETS----SHEET 5.

8. ZIGUTHGHAP mum AND PLA'HW wuwmim' FOR TYPE WRiTiNifi mum-m.

API LICATIGN HLED FEB 29H.

ifiaiented June 11. 1918.

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H. A. FOUTHORAP. PLATEN AND PLATEN EQUIPMENT F08 KYPE WRITING MACHWSI APPLICATION FiLED FEB. 6. 1971.

Patented June 11, 1918.

9 SHEHS-SHEE! T,

WITNESSES INVENTOR H. A. FOOTHORAP.

PLAIEN AND PLATEN E mPMENI FOR IYPE WRITING MACHINES.

APPLICATXON FILED FEB. 6. IBM.

1,268,954. Patented June 11, 1918.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR HARRY A. FOOTHORAP, 0F HARRISBURG, PENNSTL 'LVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ELLIOTT- FISHEB, COMPANY, OF HABRISBUR DELAWARE.

G, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PLATEN AND PLATEN EQUIPMENT FOR TYPE-WRITING MACHINiES.

Application filed February 6, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', I'IARRY A. Foo'rnonar, a. citizen of the United States of America, residing at Ilarrishurg, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Platens and Platen Equipments for Tlypc-Vi riting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to typewriting machines, and more particularly in a special equipment for what is known as it list platen typewriter said equipment being designed especially to facilitate condensed statement toll. slip and other forms of billing as for instance by telephone companies One of the objects of the invention is to so combine and arrange a platen and a plurality of transfer mediums or Weh sections that thesame may be lit-might into intimate relation with each other and with a plurality of work elements or expeditiously separated to facilitate the displacement, replacement or adjustment of the work sheets.

Another object is to place under the control of the operators foot the manipulation of parts necessary to the accomplishment of the object first stated. to the end that the operator may be left the greatest possible freedom for the manipulation of the work sheets.

Another object is to facilitate condensed billing, by mounting an adjustahle'gage or stop on t steps which in this type of machines is commonly employed to constitute an abutment for the folded edge of a. statement blank.

A still further object is to provide an adjustable linespace stop or lock which arrests the traveling machin'at the proper point for the initial lines of writing on s'iiccessive bills or statements and t so arrange said sto that the same maygjitutoinatically release by the operation 0 the line spacing mechanism in the event lthat a statement require more t an asingle line for the entry of the necessary data thereon.

To the accomplishment of the above recited objects and others which will more fully hereinafter appear, one embodiment of the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the particular bill or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1918.

Serial No. 606,933.

accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and succinctly delined in the appended claims.

In said drawings-- Figure 1 is a plum view of a platen construeted. arrangmd and equipped in. accord ance with my invention.

Fig. 1 is a detail sectional view on the line a-a of Fig. I.

Fig. l" is u-detail perspective view of the adaj tshle top gage for the folded form.

in: 2 is 4). bottom plan view of the subject matter of Fig. 1..

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the platen and of the typewriter mounted to travel thereover, portions of the platen frame hein lin'okcn awayto facilitate illustration and the positions of certain of the parts being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 3' a detail view of one of the machine gibs and the stop plate secured thereto.

Fig. 4 is a. perspective view of the platenoperating treadle.

F ig 5 is a sectional view of the platenoperating treadlc with theparts locked in norms position.

Fin. (5 a. 'milar view of the treadle locked. in depressed position.

Fig. 7 is a transverse section on the line 7? of Fig. 3 looking toward the front.

Fig. 8 is a similar view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3 looking toward the rear.

Fig. 9 is a sectional View of one of the ribbon rolls and its inounting, a. portion of the parts being broken out to facilitate illustration. 1

Fig. 10 is a transverse section designed to show more purticuhu'lgv tiff arrangement of the work sheets and ribhpii.

Fig. 11 is a longituggrial section showing more particularly thegf lation of the platen and ribbon in the hrmal or elevated position of the platen. i

Fig. 12 is a detail vieig'. of the guard plate secured at the front of the platen frame.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the typewriter frame and "certain of the attached parts desigi .d to show more the arrang ent of the tally strip supporting and feeding mechanism.

Fig. 14; is a longitudinal section through a particularly portion of the platen, the typewriter frame and the tally strip supporting and feeding mechanism.

Fig. 15 is a detail view, artly in section, showing the means where y the rearward movement of the machine frame effects the automatic spacing of: the tally strip.

F ig. 16 is a perspective view of the line spacing mechanism and the line space stop.

Fig. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view of the platen with the parts in normal or writing position.

Fig. 18 is a similar view showing the platen dropped to space the transfer sections from each other and from the platen to facilitate replacement of the work sheets.

Fig. 19 is a similar view showing the platen arrested aftera limited depression.

Fig. 20 is a plan view of a portion of the platen showing the manner in which the latter is out out to accommodate the toll slip or card holder, the latter and the adjacent rail to which it issecured being shown in dotted lines.

Figs. 52.] and :22 are detail perspective views of the toll slip holder.

Fig. 23 is a detail sectional view showing the relation of the toll slip holder and the platen when the latter is in normal elevated position, and

Fig. 24 is a similar view with the platen depressed to release the toll slip and permit its replacement by another.

The machine hereshown for illustrative purposes is what is known to commerce as the Elliott-Fisher flat platen typewriter exemplified in Patent No. 573,868.

In general the Ellidtt-Fisher machine embraces a fiat platen associated with which are tracks or guides upon whiclp travel, longitudinally of the platen, a machine frame upon which in turn is mounted a laterally movable carriage which supports key operated printing mechanism arranged to con trol the movement of the carriage through the medium of an escapement in a manner well understood in the art. Letter spacing is effected by the movement of the carriage on the machine frame and the lines of writing are spaced by moving the frame step by step over the platen.

or the purposes of the present disclosure, the machine proper is shown more or less diagrammatically, the keys, printing mechanism, etc, being entirely omitted. 1 in dicates the main machine frame, 2 the carriage and 3 the tracks or guides upon which the frame 1 is mounted to travel back and forth. The tracks 3 are toothed for coaction with the line spacing mechanism, to be hereafter-fiescribed. The tracksor guides 3 are rigidfi' mounted on What is termed the plater'rflrame 4. In the present instance this frame comprises side plates 5 which directly support the trams and are connected by front and rear transverse plates 6 and 7, see Figs. 2, 7 and"8, considerably narrower than the side plates to present their upper edges in a plane somewhat below that of the tracks. In addition to the side and end plates 5, 6 and 7, the frame also includes in the present instance a air of inner side plates 8 each located ad acent to but somewhat removed from the plates 5 and secured at their ends to the end plates 6 and 7. The inner side plates 8 are somewhat narrower than the end plates and have their "upper edges flush with the upper edges of the latter, the inner side plates and the end plates constituting a rectan lar frame located within the confines of t e platen frame proper and dropped somewhat below the upper edge thereof.

Upon this inner frame is designed to rest in its depressed position a vertically movable flat platen 9, see Fig. 18, which may and preferably does comprise a metal base 9* having a hard rubber or other suitable covering 9". The platen 9 is of considerably less length than the platen frame and is of suflicient width to extend through the side plates 5 which are cut out to accommodate 1t, as shown in Figs. 17 to 19. The right hand margin of the platen terminates prac tically flush with the outer surface of the platen frame, butjthe left hand edge of the platen is extendedconsiderably beyond the platen frame and is equi ed with a margin guide or gage 10 to facilitate the positioning of a work sheet 11, see Fig. 10, ordinarily known as the master sheet. The gage 10 is formed of metal and comprises an abutment 12 and a guard fl'ange 13, the latter extending over and guarding the edge of the sheet positioned on the platen by the abutment. While this gage may be permanently secured to the platen, it is preferably detachably retained by set screws 14.

The platen 9 is designed to have considerable vertical movement while retaining its true horizontal position. The extent of this movement is shown by a com arisen of Figs.r17 and 18 wherein it will e seen that the platen when in normal position is elevated to cause a work sheet imposed thereon to be clamped against the under sides of the tracks or guides 3 and..when lowered the platen rests, as heretofore stated,-

upon the upper ed es of the inner'side bars 8 of the frame. he platen 9 is supported by an arrangement of levers similar to those emlployed in lazy tongs.

spending from the platen adjacent to its respective corners are bearings 15. Between 1 liraclgets-23 securd to the onnegt'tip heating mama v mum-a iaqtiqn: of the opp'csitgiy inclined bans 17 support as f r-in3tan0e one-of the fram bars 25 of this metal table upoxi'which thep en ame i u l y pp dm h laten is urged jtward itgs z elvu-ted-position g'iilgm 6;hflvin thair'iuppgr ends-secu 'tobmgkets' 2,! ed to the frame burp 8 and .hmtingjtlgeir lower attached m s ad t 9 118 29 elwn'd from; afixedr grtBO eing securedfifi desired, to V a cross fir 31 tending bty'i 'een't he con- The tz endle 251s conveniently ldcnted for operation by the 901: of the m achifiej qpei'a- 1 i 1 01', who, v byfidepljgsqing *th'e tre'ajdls; will swing the. platen ,supppi'biagv levgrs 17 and 1;

dvpress ghe plgten fmm 1cs normal'position sh(:-wn infFgg 1'1? to its d resged osition shown inFlgl 18. Upon he I lig --of the pressu'ra- 31pm the treaclle 24 the springs 26 Mid 29 will restmtefihe pink e-J1 to its e1evatsd or normal writing pqsitpom; incidentally clamping :the paper 'behveen theplziten and .the under-"sitlesihilhe mils. Ila-1s desirable Ivy a jcqmti muy movement I! rsi operates the Ihail in \yli'hdrmvbhe latch 38 and tn then nl'lices liisi 'f ml'lmhafihe kicking hail 32 and dpresaxhc tre: 1r llg.2 ahd with iftheiplatn.

When the trearll hus been thus depyessed the latch 37 01 the locking hail 33 mi! 11- 1 ,3 I l V P bNit mi QgM 1 11.64 d the tape 43 is provld cl with the undr side ofithe latch a: Iljllfis a e V Faulting the treadl in its depres position. Tll'a operatornmy'now manipl llnte t he work sheets andyvhen he is ready to x'stol a the panatbdionngl 1 him, itis simgly riegiesf say imthebail 3 "wibhhls foot, bhuB'f; lthe jki-c'adle' and, allovy mg the-5 i undQ- to r ebrgtlib plabr'x m tmndlb to their" elevated positions w epefltliey am,autumnlien-11y locked by'tha latch"36 of therbail 32. y l

Under' m'rtain cnntlitions, asfor ingta nce,

it making out toll slips, o1- whereiitjis not;

xmpessary to remov p11 adjust the master h'geb, itnis'v sometinieh tlesimble c'o, limit t-he.

In arrasft tlxei downward .mnvemenpjqf the pla ten about mid'wzgwof its 1 10221 1019 movginent. When theplaten is jtl11'1s,,iu-l1sfied by the stops 40*the-treadle 24 vi'I l ii'o t have dropped sllfll "iently to allow ,thmbath v37 1.0 gnga und r; they 551F3 8. Consequently when hep! ten stqpg are in 11 bllef jiln'fn will the ockgddown and willjmxnotligta ly lee-1w en-th egslire OILLtYhQLUEIHdlB V idrgliy'ed,

i Dwpo d lnng t platen frame-"find ttrgd by tensiun sprung 45 601101 1 the tape taut, .In themlass; 0f

110 work iierred tofm the purposes: of this discl urdftherbaaeor master ahuvt: LI -i3 im-- sbmetims used for ft'g tement work. I i n wha t,

is' known as conrlenisgdbilling a rulspcces- Siva forms are retnincd lnpm rcgsive ppsi- V ti ons longitudimflly' of ".fihmpli entries made themonby the T wgl.

subjucenh master shagt;

H I "'iii'iacl ustahle top gage 46' hawingclthe form of .fn metal plate bavin aide flanges 47 bent around the edgvs 0 t m tn lia nln abutment fluq-e 48 bent upward antl nxtended pcrossjlgme 1 and a spring. end 49 having a projection or catch Co adapted to engage in one of a s r as oi holes 51 in the tape 43. By means of this top gage for the folded form the latter may be quickly positioned since its position in one direction is determined by the tape 43 while its position longitudi nally of the platen is determii'ied by the top guide 46 against which its upper edge is abuttcd. As successive fonnsarc used the gage 46 is slipped forward until en gaged with the next hole in the tape and this is repeated for each form.

For the purpose of transferring the iniression made uponthe top la or of the folded form to the lower layer of said form and to the base sheet, I provide an endless ribbon 52 passed around rollers 53 and 54 located beyond the front and rear edges of the platen 9 and having both its horizontal sections a. and b disposed above the platen, as clearly shown in Figs. ii to l5), The upper section a of the ribbon is disposed within the folded form 11, that is to say. it extends longitrulinaliy of the platen be tween the upper and lower sheets of the form. The lower section Z) of the ribbon is similarly disposed between the lower or duplicate sheet of the form and the subjecent ledger or master sheet 11.. It will therefore appear that when matter is imprinted upon the bill sheet the record will is transferred through the upper section of the ribbon to the lower sheet of the folded form and through the lower section of the ribbon to the ledger sheet.

It will be noted by reference to Fig. 17 that when the parts are in their normal or writing positions, the platen 9 is sufficiently elevated, to clamp the work sheets or elc" inenls against the under sides of the rails and that the writing surface of the platen is sufficiently elevated with respect to the rollers 53 and 54 to impart a downward inclination to those portions of the ribbon which extend to the rolls from the opposite ends of the platen. Furthermore, it will. be noted that when the platen is dropped, as shown in Fig. 18, it will reccde from the ribbon and that the horizontal sections of said ribbon will recede from each other, thus efl'ecting a relative separation of the ribbon sections and platen to facilitate displacement and replacement of the work elements. In order to minimize the depres sion of the platen necessary to effect this separation of the ribbon sections and the complete recession of the laten therefrom, the lower section guide ro ls 55 and 56 are located just beyond the opposite ends of the platen and with their upper surfaces somewhat elevated With respect to the lower sides of the rollers 53 and 5-1. These guide rollers 55 and 56 have their left hand ends journaled in the adjacent side plate of the tape platen fran'ie and their right hand ends are 10urnaled in bearings 57 supported by the transverse members 6 and 7, see Figs. 1, 7 and 8. ()bviously,the dropping of the platen will create slack in the ribbon and it is equally obvious that this slack must be taken up and the horizontal sections of the ribbon held taut in order to properly facilitate clean and expeditious handling of the work sheets. For this reason both of the ribbon rollers 53 and 54 are mounted for bodily movement loi'igitudinally of the platen and are placed under tension. in opposite directions so that said rollers will recede and thus take up any slack which may be produced in the ribbon from .anycause, l lach of the rollers 53 and 54 is mounted to rotate freely on a shaft 58 or 51'), each shaft having at its oppositt ends iixcd pinions (30 engaging the under sides 35 of short stationary racks til see Figs. 3, 7, t and 9, the extren'iities of said shafts rest ing in longitudinal slots 62 in the side plates of the platen frame. The shafts 58 and 59 are constantly urged in opposite directions by springs 63 and 64 secured at their outer ends to plus 65 projecting from one of the side plates of the platen frame and having their inner ends coiled about and secured to the shafts 58 and 59, see Figs. 1, 7 and 8.

The construction and arrangement of the ribbon and platen as thus far described is original with me, but the drawings disclose in addition to the recited elements certain others coacting therewith to secure an endwise feed of the ribbon in a manner not contemplated by my invention. Briefly, the feed of the ribbon is effected in the follow ing manner:

One of the flanges of the ribbon roller 54;. to wit the one located at l'l'l'c rear end of the ilatein ace Figs. 1? to 19, provided with a unnrled periphery designed to be engaged by an eccentric do 66 which, when in effective engagement with the roller 54, dogs said roller against rotary movement in one direction, towit the direction of the dotted arrow in Fig. 17. The dog 66 is mounted on a dog carrier 67 mounted to reckon the shaft 59 and having a straight top face 68 which is normally disposed at a slight angle with. re spect to the under side of the ad1ac'ent rail 3 with which said dog carrier is designed to contact when rocked upon the shaft 59. Similarly, the rear guide roll 56 is dogged against rotary movement in the direction of the dotted arrow in Fig. 17 by a spring urged dog 69, said roll being free to rotate in the opposite direction. The inner or front end of the dog 69 is extended some- 5 what to bring it within the path of the downward movement of the platen l in ordeer that said dog will be engaged and moved lo (ts releasing position as said platen ap proaches the downward limit of its move- 13o 'ment, see Fig. 18. When the downward fvdin its normal position, shown in Fig. 17, it wil first reach thehoriz ntal plane in which t e uppq'r sides cif bhe ribbon 5 rdllers am located um}v cenbin'ild movement lower sagctmn ofi said guides whim the platen continuas its 1 ni z iomheprovi on bi-the do 6611mm).

@agfier land 21S theribbon "rolls reach 9 25 ygn position; film uppet surface pt' the qg gqaprier will :ngage: gmdep side of reef-ion During tl 1e snc eeedjng mgvgmgpb of platen the lower ribboms'eciplon W111 5 Wgjniy sen, howver, that the roll 5411a slgck' btweh-tjiphitenmnd the roll '5 bag :3-1 -gd wn arblpld' saidrdll. "The power of V boxi uandfsgit l", Therefdmgfipqh theJdckilig 'o 161:; r the; mgmnelf madesm'ibd, tab 134 ambulances the prmclpleof the" m0 blja, alley-and during thgzinearwarjd 'n'xqvgm ant 0 saq'pent to the locking thereof pgainsrxyrorifl1f$= movemenmt e sppin 64 takes ppi'lthe the sheet imposed tlherebq fio granola,

the rniljhus amiqstmg furthnt movamem' the master sheet lusts below agjgign the front roller 531m: nobodilm movement, but rotates on, a temporhrlly sta- @911 y axis, as tha ribban .G. F. Watt, No. 475,628 an linger lece (J1 nandle 81 by means of which the loclf may be moved against the resistance of the sprin to release the block or stop 77. It will lie understood of course that the stop is shiftable along the rack bar 75 and that it is locked against forward movement by the engagement of the lock 78 with a #traight face of one of the rigid teeth 76. Further forward movement of the stop may be effected by moving the lock 78 out of engagement with the bar either by the depression of the plunger 79 or the finger piece 81. Rearward movement of the block, however, may be effected by slight pressure thereon, since the lock 78 will merely ride over the inclined faces of the teeth 76.

Coacting with the block 77 is a line stop plate 82, see Figs. 3 and 3, which'may be and preferably is carried by one of the gib plates 83 secured to the main frame 1. of the typewriter and by means of which said frame is gibbcd to the rails. To facilitate the proper location of the stop 77, the latter is provided with a pointer 84a which i'noves along a series of graduations or scale 85 on. the upper surface of the rack bar. The holes 51 in the tape 43 and the teeth 76 of the rack bar 75 are correspondingly spaced so that when the top gage 46 and the line space stop 77 are correspondingly located, the machine, when brought forward from the machine support in rear of the platen, will be arrested by the stop and the printing point of the typewriter will be in proper position for the first line of writing on the bill or statement. When the machine is moved back again and the folded form is removed, it is merely necessary to advanw the top gage 46 and the stop 77 one space, after which a new sheet is placed in position and the machine is brought forward and arrested at the proper point for the entry thereon.

It sometimes happens that the entry to be made on the bill or statement will re uire more than a single line of writing. rovision'is therefore made whereby, in that event, the machine may be line spaced and the stop 77 automatically released from the rack bar 75 so that said stop will not\ revent this necessary extra line space movement of the machine. This provision includes an auxiliary line space lever 86 which, in addition to its function as an element of the line spacing mechanism, effects the depres' sion of the plunger 79 and the consequent release of the stop 77 immediately prior to the beginning of the line space movement of the machine. Aside'from its coaction with the lunger 79 of the machine stop 77 the auxi iary line space lever 86 is similar to that shown in the copendin application of need therefore be described but briefly so far as its function as aiine s acing element is concerned.

Referring to ig. 16, 87 is the usual spacacumen-1 ing shaft which extends across the front of the machine frame l and carries pinions 88 which on age the toothed tracks or rails 3. This slm "t 87 is given a partial rotation by the initial movement of a line space lever 89 carried by an, oscillating arm 90 and arranged to engage the knurled periphery of a disk 91 secured to the shaft 87. The anxiliary line space lever 86 is mounted to rotate loosely on the extremity of the shaft 87 where it is confined by a nut 91 and is pro vided with a rearwardly extending arm 92, see Fig. 3, having a lateral projection 93. The lateral projection 93 of the auxiliary line space lever is normally spaced a considarable distance in rear of the primary line space lever 89 so as to permit, considerable forward movement of the lever 80 before said projection comes into contact with the lever 89 This iireliminary movement of the lever 86, prior to the line spacing of the ma chine by its actuation of the lever is ad'- forded 11) order [hat a cam 94 with which the lever 80 is provided may engage and dc press the plunger 79 and thus unlock the machine stop 77 before the forward movement of the machine commences. Obviously, therefore, if it is necessary to print more than a single line on any bill, the machine which has been arrested by the stop 77 may be released and line spaced by the nanipulation of the lever 86. After the sheet thus posted has been removed, the stop 77 is moved forward one space in the usual man-..

ner and the top or statementgage is moved forward one space plus as many additional spaces as additional lines have been written on the last sheet. The lever 80 may be said to constitute not only a line space lover, but a machine stop release lever as well In Figs. 13 and 1! l' have shown a tally attachment such as is ordinarily employed in connection with machines of this character. I shall first describe the general features of the attachment which are Well known and. are disclosed in the application of George F. lVatt, hereinbefore identified, and shall then describe a specific tally feedingamechanism devised by me.

ounted in front and rear of the machine frame 1 are tally supporting frames 95 and 96. In the former is mounted a tally roll 97 from which the tally strip 98 extends undrir the machine frame and thence between a feed roll 99 and a pressure roll 100 mounted in the rear frame 96. The tally strip 98 is fed rearwardly from the roll 97 by the rotation of the roll 99. The shaft 101 of the roll 99 has fixed thereto a ratchet 102 engaged by a pawl 103 on an oscillatory pawl carrier 104 loose on the shaft and urged against a stop 105 by a spring, 106. The pawl carrier 104 is connected by a link 107 to one arm of a crank shaft 108 another arm of which is connected by a link 109 to i ghc hun'iside o'f-the or "aware-=1making stop is relensecbnnd giinll liprojectjitg frozipitho's lirt'en frilme, as .cletu'ly" $1 1JW1i-{m Fig. 3. 'gvhn :fihe moghino. is .mqyed ba'ck nnd the $111,113 eng'a 'efilhe pin 11 1%}. chejipixwl carrier 1- will- 3 operated to feed the tally in an ohm- 011 5 manner and inthemvenj: that the arm .113 engages the pin 114.c1uring the advance 4 of the csil'riage, saidarm will rideidly over the pin without. efl'eotingmiy opera-hon of the tally line spacing devices. Itwill thus be seen that provision is made for line spam inglthe tally whenever themaclu'ne is moved as :bac w-bill or statementand than: when more'flmn a singie'line is entered upon any one bill the .tallystrip will be line spaced by the manipulation of the loy'ev 86. 115indicates a clamp adjustably secured I to the rear transverse frame bar '1 at the Po 43 and. exbendefl overtthe. platen in po s itwn to engage, and clamp the upper m'argm of the master sheet when qthe laza is raised. As the platen hero shownls more particularly intended for telephone posting, provision is made for (the retention ofitoll slips or cards in writing position. The 1:011 slip'ho!der=is in'the Q6 form of an angular clump 116 provided on n qbmehy n16.

preparatory to the insertion .of a new fie pins 117 and witg seem-mp, ,lugQ'l-IB' w ich' men are; a'deptef td be, Screwed the under: side 'of 'the left In one position, and a plurality of mnuuellyopemted devlces carried by the platen m0ymg means and each arranged to operate one of thelockin devices. 4. The nomination with 1 1;; Support, of a platen movable town-d and from the writ-.- ing plane. means fonmbvingthe p' ten-and variablemeans for armshing the platen at diflernt predetermined points in Its; moirement to facilitate the handling of differ: ent-classeaof work. e

5. .lhe ombinntion with n efiationary sop, j port and work holding. means,',of a. platen curried-by the support and movable into ,and out of cdacfive relation 'm'tfithg warkho1d= ing meehs, means for noving the platen away from the work holdmg means to a pre-' determined position, and means movable" into, and out of position to arrest said platen- I before such pro-determined position is reached. @139 aid tracks or guides, and a work gage ad- :iustable along said work engaging member. T The' combination with a platen, of a tape disposed thereover, and a work gage carried by said tape.

8.'The combination with a flat platen, of a tape disposed thereover, and a work gage carried by and adjustable along said tape. 9. The combination with a platen, of a work engaging tape extended thereover, and a-wbrk gage adjustable along the tape and having retaining means coacting with the tape to hold the gage in its adjusted positipns.

1 10. The combination with a stationary sflpport for a traveling machine, of a vertibally movable platen, a work clamp car- ;ied by the support, and a work gage extended downwardly from the work clamp.

11. The combination with track or guides ;for a traveling writing machine, of a vertically movable platen associated with said tracks or guides, and a work gage carried by the platen beyond the outer side of one of said tracks or guides.

12. The combination with a work clamp, of a platen movable toward and from the clamp, means for moving the platen, means for lockin r the platen, and a common actuator for t e moving and locking means.

13. The combination with a work clamp and a platen movable toward and from the clamp, of means for movin the platen, a

lurality of devices for loo g the platen in different positions, and operatin devices each of which is common to a loo g device and to the platen moving means.

14'. The combination with a platen movable from the writin plane, n'leans for locking the platen at t e limit of its normal movement, and means movable into and out of position to arrest the platen before the latter moves a sutiicient distance to be locked.

15. The combination with a stationary support for a traveling machine, a wor clamp carried by the support and a work gage extended downwardly from the work clamp, of a depressible platen coacting with the work clamp to hold the work and movable downwardly away from the clamp to permit the work to be interposed between the platen and clamp and against the work gage.

16. The combination with a work clamp and a work gage extendin downwardly therefrom, of a platen mova le toward and from the work clamp and having interfitting relation with the work gage. V

17. The ,combination with a vertically movable platen having an aperture, of a work clamp coacting with the platen and a work gage associated with the work clamp and extended into the aperture in the platen.

18. Thecombination with a work clamp and a platen movable toward and away from said clamp, of platen moving means, means for locking the platen at its limit of movement, and means movable into and out of position to arrest the platen before the latter ias moved a suflicient distance to be locked.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY A. FOOTHORAP.

Witnesses J. F. GALVEBWELL, R. M. PARKER. 

